Fender for automobiles.



C. K. WHITE.

FENDER FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION man AUG.26, 1914.

wuwmooao THE NORRIS PETERS CO4. PHOTO-LITHO.. WASHINGTON. D. C.

CECIL K. WHITE, OF NORFOLKQVIRGINIA.

FENDER FOR AUTOMOBILES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed Augie: as, 1914. Serial no. 858,720;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CECIL K. WHITE, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Norfolk, in the, county of Norfolkand State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFenders for Automobiles, of which the following is a specification. I

My invention relates to a certain new and useful improvement in fenders for automobiles and has for its object the production of a fender which may be readily adapted to automobiles of varying width or height, and when connected with an automobile may be adjusted with reference thereto both as to height and the angle of inclination.

lVith these and other objects in view my invention consists in the details of construction and arrangement hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order that those skilled in theart to which my invention appertains may know how to make my improved fender and. apply the same to an automobile and appreciate its advantages I will proceed to describe the same, referring by numerals to the accompanying drawing in which-- Figure 1 is a front elevation of, the fender and its attachment to the springs of an automobile,the springs beingshown as broken Fig. 2 isa side away in the lower leaves. elevation with the spring also broken away. Fig. 3 is a detail inside view on an enlarged scale of one part of the means employed for securing the vertical adjustment. Fig. 4c is a detail top or plan view of, the adjusting connection, and Fig. 5 is a detail side view on an enlarged scale of the arm forming part of the means for securing vertical adjustment of the fender and which is adapted at its front or freeend to secure the fender in place and permit of its being adjusted with reference to its inclination toward the road, and toalso permit it to automatically drop at its front end when contacting with a body or obstruction which it is desirable to prevent from coming under the wheels of the automobile.

Similar reference numerals indicate like parts in the several figures of the drawing.

1 is a rectangular frame, composed of metal tubing or bars of any suitable or desired size in cross section and with uprighttubes or bars 2 to constitute a suitable netting like structure to pick up and carry a body or other movable obstruction.

' 3 is a transverse round bar or tube arranged about central of thefframe and securely fastened to the ends of the frame and the intermediate upright bars 2, and this bar or tube 3 constitutes part of the means by which the fender is secured in position upon an. automobile.

Having now described the fender 7967 so, I will nowdescribe the means by which it is secured in position and may be adjusted vertically and as to inclination and adapted to automatically drop at its lower extremity when it contacts with a movable obstruction.

4: are two comparatively short bracket arms adapted in longitudinal curvature on the under side to coincide snugly with the top surface of the side frame bars 5, and they are securely connected therewith by suitable clips and nuts 7, in an obvious manner. The forward ends of these arms are circular in form with a central transverse bolt hole 8, and with interior V-shaped depressions 9, as clearly shown in 3.

Forwardly of each of the bracket arms 4: is a supporting arm 10, the rear end of which is circular in form, has a central transverse bolt hole similar to the bolt hole 8 of the, bracket arm l, and its interior surface is provided with V-shaped depressions or notches similar to those in the bracket arm a, so that the two arms may be adjustably and axially connected by a bolt 11, and a nut 12, as clearly shown at Fig. 4, and when they are brought tightly together with Patented May 18, 1915.

the V-shaped notches interlocked it will be obvious that the two arms cannot move axially.

The forward end of the supporting arm 10 is enlarged, as shown at 13, to provide suflicient stock to receive a metal screw 14, and the extremity of this arm is curved and adapted to contact with the rear periphery of the central tube or'rod 3 of the fender. The side of this arm at its forward extremity is formed with a recess 15 adapted to receive the rear end of a ring shaped clamp hook l6,the free end of which is enlarged and threaded interiorly to receive the metal screw M and the extremity of this clamp hook and the forward extremity of the enlargement 13 of the supporting arm 10, are inclined, as shown at Fig. 5, and spaced to a sufficient degree to permit of alimited adjustment with reference to the central bar 3 of the fender which is embraced as shown 7 connected in the recess of the supporting arm by a transverse bolt 17 and jam nut 18.

. Whenithe fender is designed for use in connection with automobiles which have to be cranked, the fender is formed with a gate in any suitable manner as is diagrammatically indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1.

From the construction shown and described it will be readily seen that in attachl0 ing the tender to machines in which the .distance between the front springs may vary, it is only necessary to see that the connecting arms are in alinement with the proper spaces between the vertical bars 3 bf the fender.

W hen itisnecessary to adjustzthe fender to machines of different heights, itis only necessary to loosen the nuts 18 onthe bolts 7 bolt 17, when the central rod 3' of the fender mav be readily rotated Within the end of the supporting arm 10 and then secured in its adjusted position by again tightening the nut 18. Infsecuring the fender so that it may automatically drop. when contacting with a movableobstructionythe clamp hook 16 should be caused to clamp the bar 3 sufficiently to hold the fender under ordinary conditions and yet allow the bar 3 to rotate when the fender meets the obstruction. The lower bar of .the framel 'is provided Oqpies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Washington, D.G'. 7

between the vertical bars 2 with rubber rollers 19, adapted to constitute cushions for any obstruction met and to also take up the shock of contact with the'road bed. These rollers may be used to any desired extent and preferablythey should be omitted between the extreme ends of the'frame.

' As clearly shown at Fig. 2, the fender is order that, in picking up-an obstruction, thesame will berelieved' from excessive shock. 1 7 j I have not described particular p1'o portions, cross-section or weightof the material composing 't he fender as-it may be varied in all of-the particulars without de c parting from the spirit of my invention;

What I claim-as newand-desire-to-secure by Letters Pat-ent is The combinationof bracke arms adapted to be sec'uredto 'the-side-f-rame barsotan automobile, supporting arms adjustably connected with the bracket arms, a clamp-hook pivotedat one end toeach 0 f the support ing arms, -a screw passing through and adapted tohold the other end of the clamp made of S-form or is reyerse'ly curved in hook, and a fenderframe provided wi-th transversely extending central bar adapted to fit in the clamp hooks and be rigidly held thereby. 7 p

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence'of" two witnesses. i

Witnesses: 7

JOHN L. F ETGHER, V FLORE-NGE V. DON-N.

. Commissioner i 2mm,

enoin K, WHITE. 

